Overview
- G20 disaster ministers in South Africa adopted the declaration titled 'Resilience for All: Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction through Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability' on October 13.
- P K Mishra urged interoperable regional platforms, shared data protocols and joint capacity building under the UN-backed Early Warnings for All framework.
- India highlighted a Common Alert Protocol–compliant Integrated Alert System that has issued over 109 billion alerts across meteorological, hydrological, seismic and oceanographic hazards.
- Mishra outlined a Finance Commission–anchored model with multi-year, rules-based allocations, decentralised funding and a national Disaster Risk Index, alongside community preparedness via Aapda Mitra volunteers.
- India cited leadership through the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, which has supported over 50 countries, and held bilaterals with South Africa, Brazil, Australia and the Netherlands to deepen cooperation.